Mrs. Higley ~ 3rd Grade
Unit 1, Week 2
Date: Sept. 8-12
Genre: Autobiography
A kind of narrative nonfiction
Tells the true story of a person's life in order to Is written by that person and uses I and me
Essential Question
What can traditions teach you about cultures?
Comprehension Skill
Sequence:
Sequence is the order in which a story's events happen
Understanding the sequence helps to identify and remember key events
The sequence tells what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Vocabulary Strategy
Context cluse help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
To find sentence clues, look for words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help to define it.
Context clues can also give examples or a description of a word.
Spelling
Test Friday Sept 12th
plain | stay |
braid | state |
fail | fake |
grain | same |
snail | weigh |
paint | thry |
sway | |
tray | |
gray |
Vocabulary
Test Friday Sept 19th
celebrate- do something special
courage- bravery in a difficult situation
disappointment- sad because something is not as good as expected
precious- very valuable to you
pride- a feeling of satisfaction in something you have done
remind-make someone remember something
symbols- used to represent ideas or objects
traditions- things that have been done for a long time
Upcoming Events
Sept 12-14 Salt Creek Valley Festival
Sept 19th: Interims
Sept 26th: Homecoming Game, Ceremony 6:15
Oct. 1st: Picture Day
Contact:
740-649-9287
Email: tara.higley@sepanthers.org